1999 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

MY 1999 FORD F 250HD HAS BLOWN 3 DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE HEAD.THE REPAIR COST IS 400.00 EACH AND FORD ACTS LIKE THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS A MFG. DEFECT THAT FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO.OUR LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY CANT COUNT HOW MANY PLUGS THEY HAVE SEEN BLOWN OUT

MY 1999 FORD F-250 SD. BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER AND A GASOLINE VAPOR FIRE STARTED. I GOT THE FIRE OUT AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE SPARK PLUG WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE WITH APPROXIMATELY FOUR THREADS OF ALUMINUM ATTACHED TO ITS THREADS. HOW CAN FORD HAVE SOOOOO MANY OF THIS EXACT ISSUE AND NOT HAVE A RECALL?PLEASE HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

MY 1999 FORD F-250 V-10 SUPER DUTY WITH 42, 960 MILES BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT OF NUMBER 8 CYLINDER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES FROM A MAJOR CITY, WHEN IT SHOT OUT THE PLUG. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP INTO TOWN AND FIND A MECHANIC THAT WOULD WORK ON A SUNDAY NIGHT. HE HAD TO DRILL OUT THE PLUG HOLE, TAP AND INSTALL A STEEL INSERT, THEN REPLACE THE PLUG AND COIL PACK. IT WAS A $500.00 REPAIR. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH 1999 THROUGH 2002 FORD TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES. A SIMPLE WEB SEARCH REVEALS HOW PREVALENT IT IS, AND THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE CONFIRMS THAT FACT. NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE FORD TO RECALL THEIR DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TODAY TOOK THE FORD 1999, 250 SD CREW-CAB TO MY MECHANIC, A FUNNY NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL IN THE FRONT AREA OF THE SUSPENSION...SOMETIME NOT ALL THE TIME, TECH DOES NOT KNOWS WHAT IT IS, GUESSED IS RELATED TO THE LEAF SPRING WORNOUT BUSHINGS...PLUS SWAY BARS END TIPS...TOLD ME THAT FEW PARTS HAD TO BE CHANGED..AND EVEN SO, HE DID NOT ASSURED ME THAT THE NOISE WILL DISAPPEARED.... IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD TRUCK, ONLY OIL, BRAKES, BATTERIES, ETC. WHAT A DILEMMA ??? *TR

I OWN A 1999 FORD F-250. THE TRUCK HAS HAD 3 SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH EACH TIME. THE TRUCK HAS RECEIVED PROPER MAINTENANCE. I AM FINALLY REPORTING IT AFTER I STARTED TO RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN FORD DEFECT THAT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO. THE ENGINE IN QUESTION IS A 5.4L V-8. *TR

PURCHASED A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY FEBRUARY,2009. IN SEPTEMBER 2009, RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD INFORMING OF A RECALL TO THE SPEED CONTROL (05S28). ON OCTOBER 6,2009, TOOK THE TRUCK TO NEAREST FORD DEALER WHICH HAD PERFORMED THE NECESSARY PART TO PREVENT THE TRUCK FROM IGNITING A FIRE. ON OCTOBER 17,2009 WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT FIRE. WE LEARNED FROM A NEIGHBOR: THEY PULLED IN THEIR HOUSE AND SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUCK UNDER THE HOOD. THEY RAN OVER AND GRABBED THE WATER HOSE AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT WAS LOCKED. THEY CALLED THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT. AND THE FIRE STARTED.THE TRUCK'S ENGINE STARTED UP, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND THE WIPERS STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH. MY NEIGHBOR LOOKED IN THE WINDOW AND SEEN THERE WAS NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE FIREMEN ARRIVED AND FORCE AND FORCED THE HOOD UP AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED AND TOLD US TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WE DID, THEY SENT US A LETTER OF NEEDED INFORMATION FROM US. WHEN SUBMITTED ALL INFORMATION AND IN DECEMBER 2009 GOT A REPLY THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSOCIATE WITH US ON OUR DAMAGE. *TR

ON THURSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 18, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 PM MY WIFE NOTICED WHEN SHE TOOK OUR DOG OUT IN OUR FRONT YARD THAT OUR 1999 FORD F250 LARIET 7.3 LITER DIESEL WAS ON FIRE. I HAD CONNECTED THE FACTORY INSTALLED BLOCK HEATER TO A 120V EXTENSION CORD AT AROUND 9:00 PM THAT SAME EVENING, AS USUALLY DONE IN THE EVENINGS WHEN IT WILL BE DRIVEN THE NEXT DAY. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES F. THE TRUCK HAS FACTORY INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL, AND WAS BROUGHT IN TO A FORD DEALER IN AROUND JULY 2009 AS REQUIRED BY A FORD RECALL NOTICE ABOUT CRUISE CONTROLS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. BASED UPON THE FIRE, I BELIEVE FORD'S TEST PROCEDURES TO ASSESS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AS TO CORROSION/ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE, AND EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATION, IS IN ADEQUATE BECAUSE IT PROBABLY DOES NOT MEASURE CONDUCTIVITY, AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY TEMPERATURE. THE BETTENDORF, IOWA FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHIN FIVE MINUTES ONCE THEY HAD THE HOSES, PRY BARS, AND HYDRAULIC JAWS IN PLACE. THE SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT ALSO RESPONDED. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THE TRUCK IS TOTALED, AND AWAITING MY DECISION REGARDING SALVAGE. I WILL CONTACT AN ATTORNEY (HE WAS IN COURT) MONDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2010 REGARDING WHAT I BELIEVE THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, PROBABLY MANUFACTURED BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN MOVED AWAITING DIRECTIONS FROM THE ATTORNEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BALD AND HAD NOT THREAD. THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL TIRE, LINE GENERAL GRABER AT2, SIZE LT245-75R16 LOAD EASE, DOT P5111UU. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED HE SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT THEN THEY WILL REPLACED THE TIRE, OR GIVE HIM HIS MONEY BACK. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 240,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK(NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE. HE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE IN 2001 AND THE CABLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY; HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN IS NOT RELATED TO RECALL 02V068000 PARKING BRAKE, CONVENTIONAL MECHANICAL LINKAGE AND CABLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 152,000.

SPARK PLUG THREAD DEFECT IN #2 CYLINDER CAUSING LOW COMPRESSION AND POSSIBLE BENT VALVE DAMAGED BY PLUG DEBRIS. THE CYLINDER WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION WITH FORD AND THE 5.4 TYPE ENGINE AND THEY IGNORE THERE RESPONSIBILITY COMPLETELY. THE REPAIR IS AT A COST OF ABOUT TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THEY SHOULD TAKE SOME ALLOWANCE TO CUSTOMERS THAT OWN THERE PRODUCT. POOR QUALITY AND DESIGN WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO REDUCE AMERICAN CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY. *TR